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Some properties of azoreductase produced byPseudomonas cepacia

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, 501-11, Gifu, Japan

    Eiichi Idaka & Toshihiko Ogawa

  2. Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, 501-11, Gifu, Japan

    Hiroyuki Horitsu

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Idaka, E., Horitsu, H. & Ogawa, T. Some properties of azoreductase produced byPseudomonas cepacia . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 39, 982–989 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01689588

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